BYU football: Cougars' bowl history as rich as it is varied

PROVO — The BYU Cougars boast a colorful bowl history, filled with their share of strikes (amazing comeback victories), gutter balls (a few embarrassing blowouts) and a few games that would be the equivalent of a 7-10 split (a 10-17-1 overall bowl record).

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Mike Bellotti personifies the arrogance of BCS conferences that still prevails.
He couldn't admit the Cougars were better than his team, even after losing to
them by 30 points. BYU's 3-2 record against PAC-10 teams in the LV bowl,
combined with a 4-2
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1:58 p.m. Dec. 17, 2010

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Laser

Iowa City, IA

Brings back so many great memories. BYU really has a great tradition and has had
some incredible matchups over the years. My favorites were of course the holiday
bowl x 3 (SMU, Missouri [thanks Steve Young] and Michigan), the Cotton Bowl, and
beating
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1:42 p.m. Dec. 17, 2010

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MiP

Iowa City, IA

That was a great article, DN.

I remember watching those bowl games as
a kid, plenty of great memories.

Bowl games are a plus; a chance for
the players to go some place new, play someone from far away and get some extra
playing
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Jeff Call has been a sportswriter for the Deseret News since 1997. He is the BYU beat writer and has been covering Cougar sports since 1993, when he served as sports editor at the Daily Universe. Call has written several more ..